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qī 七 NUMERAL seven 七百七十七 qībǎi qīshíqī seven hundred and seventy-seven (777)
qī 妻 N wife
qīzi 妻子 [suffix: 妻 wife + 子 nominal suffix] N wife ■ 丈夫和妻子应当互相爱护，互相 尊重。
Zhàngfu hé qīzi yīngdāng hùxiāng àihù, hùxiāng zūnzhòng. Husbands and wives should care for
and respect each other.
qī 期 I N fixed time 按期 àn qī according to the schedule, on time / 到期 dàoqī expire, due / 过期 guòqī
overdue, expired II V expect, anticipate
qīdài 期待 V expect, look forward to
qījiān 期间 N during the period of ■ 春节期间饭店 的生意特别好。Chūnjié qījiān fàndiàn de shēngyi
tèbié hǎo. During the Chinese New Year holidays, restaurants have particularly good business.
qīwàng 期望 [comp: 期 expect + 望 look forward to] V & N expect, hope; expectations, hope 期望过高
qīwàng guògāo expect too much
qīxiàn 期限 N deadline, time limit 超过期限 chāoguò qīxiàn exceed the time limit, become overdue / 定一个
期限 dìng yí ge qīxiàn set a deadline
qī 欺 V cheat, bully
qīfu 欺负 V bully, take advantage of (someone) ■ 他有了一点儿权，就要欺负别人。Tā yǒu le yìdiǎnr
quán, jiùyào qīfu biéren. He tried to bully others once he’d got some power.
qīpiàn 欺骗 [comp: 欺 cheat + 骗 deceive] V deceive ■ 这件事我完全了解，他无法欺骗 我。Zhè
jiàn shì wǒ wánquán liǎojiě, tā wúfǎ qīpiàn wǒ. I know this matter full well. There is no way he can
deceive me.
qī 凄 ADJ chilly, cold
qīliáng 凄凉 ADJ [comp: 凄 chilly + 凉 chilly] ADJ desolate, dreary, miserable
qī 戚 N relative (See qīnqi 亲戚.)
qí 齐 TRAD 齊 I ADJ neat, in a straight line ■ 书架 上的书放得很齐。Shūjià shang de shū fàng de hěn qí.
The books in the bookshelf are neatly arranged. II V reach to the same height ■ 树长得 齐屋顶了。
Shù zhǎng de qí wūdǐng le. The trees have grown as tall as the roof.
qíquán 齐全 ADJ complete, all in readiness 品种齐全 pǐnzhǒng qíquán have a complete range of products
(goods)
qí xīn xié lì 齐心协力 IDIOM be of one mind and act in concerted effort
qí 岐 ADJ different, divergent
qíshì 歧视 V & N discriminate against; discrimination 种族歧视 zhǒngzú qíshì racial discrimination
qí 其 PRON this, that
qícì 其次 ADV next, secondary, secondly ■ 他们 离婚的原因首先是性格不合，其次是经济上有矛
盾。Tāmen líhūn de yuányīn shǒuxiān shì xìnggé bù hé, qícì shì jīngjì shang yǒu máodùn. The
first reason they gave for divorcing was incompatibility of disposition and the second reason wasfinancial conflict.

qíshí 其实 ADV actually, as a matter of fact ■ 她说 懂了，其实她还是不明白。Tā shuō dǒng le, qíshí tā
háishi bù míngbai. She said she understood, but actually she still didn’t comprehend it.
qítā 其他 PRON other ■ 我只要买一台笔记本电 脑，其它的什么都不要。Wǒ zhǐyào mǎi yì tái
bǐjìběn diànnǎo, qítā de shénme dōu bú yào. I only want to buy a notebook computer. I don’t want
anything else.
qíyú 其余 PRON the rest, the remainder ■ 我付了 学费以后把其余的钱存进了银行。Wǒ fùle xuéfèi
yǐhòu bǎ qíyú de qián cúnjìnle yínháng. After paying the tuition fee, I deposited the remainder of
the money in the bank.
qízhōng 其中 N among them, in it ■ 北京有很多 名胜古迹，故宫是其中之一。Běijīng yǒu hěn duō
míngshèng gǔjì, gùgōng shì qízhōng zhī yī. There are many scenic spots and historical sites in
Beijing. The Palace Museum is one of them.
qí 旗 N flag, banner (面 miàn) 旗杆 qígān flagstaff, flag pole / 国旗 guóqí national flag / 升旗 shēngqí hoist a